暖暖的河流 war river (第6/22頁)
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oast,wouldntyou?”
“Oh,butFatherusedtoliveinNorfolk,”Gretchensaid。“Didntyou,Father?”
“Ilivedtherefornearlythreeyears。”
Therewassomethingelsehewouldsay,andbothofuswaitedforhimtocontinue。
“Fatherisamastermechanic,”Gretchenwhiseredtome。“Heworksintherailroadshos。”
“Yes,”hesaidafterawhile。“Ivelivedinmanylaces,buthereiswhereIwishtostay。”
Myfirstthoughtwastoaskhimwhyhereferredthemountainstoothersections,butsuddenlyIwasawarethatbothheandGretchenwerestrangelysilent。Betweenthem,Isatwonderingaboutit。
Afterawhilehesokeagain,nottomeandnottoGretchen,butasthoughhewereseakingtosomeoneelseontheorch,afourthersonwhomIhadfailedtoseeinthedarkness。Iwaited,tenseandexcited,forhimtocontinue。
Gretchenmovedherchairafewinchesclosertomine,hermotionsgentleandwithoutsound。Thewarmthoftherivercameuandcovereduslikeablanketonachillnight。
“AfterGretchenandtheothertwogirlslosttheirmother,”hesaid,almostinaudibly,bendingforwardoverhiskneesandgazingoutacrossthebro